David and guests go deep and long in discussing the music, the movie, the theatrical production and the overall phenomenon of this timeless classic and cultural landmark.
Criterion Reflections
David Blakeslee
Criterion Reflections – Episode 77 – Terence Young’s Red Sun
David and guests team up to form the greatest podcasting machine the West has ever known!
Criterion Reflections – Episode 76 – Gordon Parks’s Shaft
David is joined by Richard Doyle to talk about the complicated man, that no one understands but his woman... recently (and temporarily) added to the Criterion Channel.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 75 – Dušan Makavejev’s WR: Mysteries of the Organism
Breathe deep! David and Derek and Brad come to grips with this freewheeling, brazenly confrontational and life-affirming exploration of our driving forces and the repressive mechanisms that bottle us up.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 74 – Sidney Lumet’s The Anderson Tapes & Richard Brooks’ $
David is joined by Richard Doyle to talk about a couple of lively heist flicks that just broke into the Criterion Channel.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 73 – Peter Bogdanovich’s The Last Picture Show
David and guests cast their long, soulful, emotive gaze at this timeless American classic (from an appropriate distance of social isolation, of course.)
Criterion Reflections – Episode 72 – Henry Jaglom’s A Safe Place
David is joined by Jordan Essoe and Derek J. Power to bring some appreciative attention to one of the most overlooked titles in the BBS Box Set.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 71 – Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s Beware of a Holy Whore
David and his ensemble cast talk about Rainer Werner and *his* ensemble cast as they discuss this pivotal work in Fassbinder's early career.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 70 – Louis Malle’s Murmur of the Heart
David is joined by Aaron West and William Remmers to discuss the cinematic coming-of-age of one Laurent Chevalier.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 69 – James Goldstone’s Brother John
David welcomes guests David Seeley and William Remmers in a conversation about this obscure but intriguing film that marked a transition point in the career of Sidney Poitier. Currently showing on the Criterion Channel.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 68 – Mike Hodges’ Get Carter
David is joined by Richard Doyle and David Seeley - listen in as the three comparitively clever sods discuss this influential British gangster classic, starring Michael Caine.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 67 – Code Name: THX ORANGE OMEGA
This Emergency Episode has been hastily convened in response to the Criterion Channel's "70s SCI-FI" bundle. We discuss three titles released in 1971: THX 1138, The Omega Man and A Clockwork Orange.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 66 – Yoshimitsu Banno’s Godzilla vs. Hedorah
David is joined by Ryan Gallagher, Richard Doyle and David Seeley as they grapple with this cataclysmic, psychedelic showdown between Big G and the Smog Monster.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 65 – Two-Lane Blacktop
Can we ever go fast enough? David and his guests floor it for two hours of full-throttle conversation about TWO-LANE BLACKTOP. Color us gone, baby!
Criterion Reflections – Episode 64 – John Schlesinger’s Sunday Bloody Sunday
Listen in while Robert and Josh take their turns at seeking David's attention as they discuss this groundbreaking entry in the "boomer mumblecore" micro-genre.